What does resolution mean?
Word: Resolution
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Resolution means a firm decision to do or not do something, a formal decision voted on by a group, or the solving of a problem. On a screen, it is how sharp the picture is.
Synonyms: decision, determination, resolve, solution
Antonyms: indecision
How do you spell resolution?
Syllables: res - o - lu - tion
Tricky part: One s only, and the ending is -tion. Students write ressolution or resolusion.
Watch out for: ressolution, resolusion, resoluton
Memory tip: Resolution is the noun of resolve, just as solution is the noun of solve: the v drops out and -ution comes in.
Resolution in a sentence
Example 1: My New Year resolution is to read one book every month.
Example 2: The United Nations passed a resolution calling for peace.
Example 3: A photo with low resolution looks blurry when you zoom in.
Fun Fact
Screen resolution counts pixels: a 4K TV shows about 3840 by 2160 pixels, exactly four times as many as a Full HD screen.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word resolution as used in the sentence:
The meeting ended with a resolution to clean the lake every Sunday.
a) pledge
b) quarrel
c) question
d) warning
Show answer
a) pledge. The meeting firmly agreed to act, which is what a pledge is.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
At the end of the long meeting, the club passed a resolution to plant fifty saplings in the neighbourhood park before the monsoon arives.
a) saplings
b) arives
c) neighbourhood
d) resolution
Show answer
b) arives. Arrive has a double r, as arrival does.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The panchayat met twice before it found a ountsoirel to the village water shortage.
a) absolution
b) resolution
c) evolution
d) revolution
Show answer
b) resolution. Revolution and evolution need a v and absolution needs a b; with an s and no v, it must be resolution.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. committe 2. propossal 3. resolution 4. unanimus
a) a group chosen to plan or decide
b) something firmly decided upon
c) a plan put forward for others to consider
d) agreed by everyone
Show answer
b) something firmly decided upon. Committee ends in -ee, unanimous in -ous, and proposal has one s.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A screen with high resolution shows pictures that are ____.
a) slow to appear on screen
b) dark and hard to see
c) small and oddly shaped
d) clear and full of detail
Show answer
d) clear and full of detail
2. A New Year resolution is ____.
a) a promise you make to yourself
b) a holiday plan for January
c) a party on 31 December
d) a card sent to friends
Show answer
a) a promise you make to yourself
